1495549_10101401869868433_83589293_nChef Justin Holt of pop-up ramen shop fame has left Driftwood to become co-sous chef at Lucia with Mike Gibson.

Former Driftwood chef Omar Flores, who received a five-star review and a James Beard Award nomination for his new venture, Casa Rubia, has sold his stake in Driftwood to partner Sal Jafar. Jafar hired Kyle McClelland formerly of Cedars Social and most recently at Prospect in Brooklyn, N.Y., as head chef of Driftwood.

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Lockhart Smokehouse has been serving barbecue shark on Fridays.

The $1,000 bottle of ranch bit at Cane Rosso went viral recently in what owner Jay Jerrier termed “ranch gate.” At Zoli’s NY Pizza, the Jerrier-owned pizza place for people who hate Cane Rosso’s authentic Neapolitan pies, the house-made jalapeño ranch dressing is free.